The Men's high jump athletics events for the 2024 Summer Paralympics took place at the Stade de France stadium, Saint-Denis, Paris from 1 to 6 September 2024. A total of 3 events were contested in this discipline.
| Athletics – Men's high jump at the XVII Paralympic Games | |
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| Venue | Stade de France |
| Dates | 1 - 6 September 2024 |
| No. of events | 3 |
| Competitors | 25 |
Schedule
edit| R | Round 1 | ½ | Semifinals | F | Final |
| Date | Sun 1 | Mon 2 | Tue 3 | Wed 4 | Thu 5 | Fri 6 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | M | E | M | E | M | E | M | E | M | E | M | E |
| T47 | F | |||||||||||
| T63 | F | |||||||||||
| T64 | F | |||||||||||
Medal summary
editThe following is a summary of the medals awarded across all high jump events.
| Classification | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T47 |
Roderick Townsend United States |
2.12 | Nishad Kumar India |
2.04 | Georgii Margiev Neutral Paralympic Athletes |
2.00 |
| T63 |
Ezra Frech United States |
1.94 | Sharad Kumar India |
1.88 | Mariyappan Thangavelu India |
1.85 |
| T64 |
Praveen Kumar India |
2.08 | Derek Loccident United States |
2.06 | Temurbek Giyazov Uzbekistan |
2.03 |
Results
editT47
editThe T47 category is for athletes who have a single below elbow or wrist amputation or similar disability, with normal function in both legs.
T46 athletes were also eligible in this class.
The T46 category is for athletes who have a single above or below elbow amputation or similar disability, with normal function in both legs.
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world, Paralympic, and area records were as follows:[1]
| World Record |  Roderick Townsend (USA) |
2.16 |  Paris |
11 July 2023 |
| Paralympic Record | Roderick Townsend (USA) |
2.15 |  Tokyo |
29 August 2021 |
Results
The final in this classification took place on 1 September 2024.[2]
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | 1.70 | 1.75 | 1.80 | 1.84 | 1.88 | 1.92 | 1.95 | 1.98 | 2.00 | 2.02 | 2.04 | 2.06 | 2.08 | 2.12 | 2.17 | Best | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Roderick Townsend | United States
|
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | o | - | o | - | o | xo | o | xxx | 2.12 | |
|
Nishad Kumar |  India
|
- | - | - | - | - | - | o | - | o | - | o | - | xxx | 2.04 | |||
|
Georgii Margiev |  Neutral Paralympic Athletes
|
- | - | o | o | o | o | xo | o | xo | xxx | 2.00 | AR | |||||
| 4 | Abdullah Ilgaz |  Turkey
|
- | - | o | o | o | o | o | o | xxx | 1.98 | PB | ||||||
| 5 | Khumo Neo Pitso |  South Africa
|
- | - | - | o | - | xo | xo | xxo | - | xxx | 1.98 | AR | |||||
| 6 | Yalong Zhao |  China
|
- | - | o | - | o | - | o | x- | xx | 1.95 | PB | ||||||
| 7 | Pal Ram | India
|
- | - | - | o | o | xxo | xxo | xxx | 1.95 | =PB | |||||||
| 8 | A. Dipoko-Ewane |  France
|
- | - | xo | o | o | o | xxx | 1.92 | =SB | ||||||||
| 9 | Hongjie Chen | China
|
- | - | o | - | o | xxx | 1.88 | SB | |||||||||
| 10 | Séverin Ayao Kansa(fr) Cont'd |  Togo
|
o | o | xo | xxo | xo | xxx | 1.88 | PB | |||||||||
| 11 | Isaiah Benjamin Cont'd |  Virgin Islands
|
xo | xxx | 1.70 | PB |
The following athletes entered before the 1.70 metre height.
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | 1.40 | 1.45 | 1.50 | 1.55 | 1.60 | 1.65 | 1.70 | 1.75 | 1.80 | 1.84 | 1.88 | 1.92 | 1.95 | 1.98 | 2.00 | Best | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Séverin Ayao Kansa(fr) | Togo
|
- | - | - | o | o | o | xo | xxo | xo | xxx | 1.88 | PB | |||||
| 11 | Isaiah Benjamin | Virgin Islands
|
o | o | o | o | xo | xxx | 1.70 | PB |
T63/42
editThis event was also open to T42 athletes.
The T42 category is for single above-knee amputees and athletes with other impairments that are comparable to a single above knee amputation, including athletes with loss of muscle power in the lower limbs.
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world, Paralympic and area records were as follows:[1]
| T42 Records | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Record | Arnold Boldt |  Canada
|
1.96 | Arnhem 
|
17 Jun 1980 |
| Paralympic Record | Mariyappan Thangavelu | India
|
1.86 | Tokyo
|
31 Aug 2021 |
| T63 Records | |||||
| World Record | Ezra Frech | United States
|
1.97 | Miramar
|
20 Jul 2024 |
| Paralympic Record | Sam Grewe | United States
|
1.88 | Tokyo
|
31 Aug 2021 |
Results
The final in this classification took place on 3 September 2024, at 19:25.[3]
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Class | 1.67 | 1.72 | 1.77 | 1.81 | 1.85 | 1.88 | 1.91 | 1.94 | 1.98 | Best | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |
Ezra Frech | United States |
T63 | - | o | o | xo | o | o | o | - | xxx | 1.94 | PR |
| |
Sharad Kumar | India |
T42 | - | - | o | o | xo | xo | x- | xx | 1.88 | PR,SB | |
| |
Mariyappan Thangavelu | India |
T42 | - | - | o | o | o | xxx | 1.85 | ||||
| 4 | Shailesh Kumar | India |
T42 | - | o | o | o | xo | xxx | 1.85 | =PB | |||
| 5 | Wagner Astacio |  Dominican Republic |
T42 | - | o | o | xo | xo | xxx | 1.85 | SB | |||
| 6 | Yves Noe Batifi Loumou |  Cameroon |
T42 | o | o | o | xxx | 1.77 | AR | |||||
| 7 | Lukasz Mamczarz |  Poland |
T42 | o | xo | o | xxx | 1.77 | ||||||
| 8 | Sam Grewe | United States |
T63 | o | o | xxx | 1.72 |
T64/44
editThe T44 category is for athletes who have a single below knee amputation or who can walk with moderately reduced function in one or both legs.
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world, Paralympic, and area records were as follows:[1]
| T44 Records | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| World Record | Maciej Lepiato (POL)
|
2.19 |  Rio de Janeiro
|
| Paralympics Record | Maciej Lepiato (POL)
|
2.19 | Rio de Janeiro
|
| T64 Records | |||
| World Record | Jeff Skiba (USA)
|
2.11 |  Beijing
|
| Paralympics Record |  Toru Suzuki (JPN)
|
1.88 | Tokyo
|
Results
The final in this classification took place on 6 September 2024, at 11:02.
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Class | 1.80 | 1.85 | 1.89 | 1.89 | 1.97 | 2.00 | 2.03 | 2.06 | 2.08 | 2.10 | Best | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |
Praveen Kumar | India |
T44 | - | - | o | o | o | o | o | o | o | xxx | 2.08 | AR |
| |
Derek Loccident | United States |
T64 | - | o | xo | o | o | x- | x- | o | x- | xx | 2.06 | PR,PB |
| |
Temurbek Giyazov |  Uzbekistan |
T44 | o | o | - | o | o | o | xo | xxx | 2.03 | PB | ||
| 4 | Maciej Lepiato | Poland |
T44 | - | - | o | - | o | o | xo | xxx | 2.03 | |||
| 5 | Jonathan Broom-Edwards |  Great Britain |
T44 | o | - | o | - | xx | x | 1.89 | |||||
| 6 | Abraham Amon |  Nigeria |
T44 | xo | o | xxx | 1.85 |